How to Choose a Good Cut of Beef

Ever wonder why your grocery store is stocked with so many cuts of beef? Do  you ever wonder what cut is the best to choose for the BBQ or for pan searing, or for broiling?
Join  LX.com's Jonathan Redford as he gets the 101 on picking a prime piece of meat at Boa Steakhouse in LA.



Here is a link to the charts they refer to in this short video.

Cooking a Steak With Neil Perry

Summer time is a great time to practice your steak grilling skills. Neil Perry gives a great demonstration on how to cook a perfect steak. The number one thing to consider is your meat. We will cover that in our next post.
Until then, enjoy learning from Neil Perry.

Father's Day Gift Basket

Features :

• Foccacia Crisps
• Angelina's Butter Cookies
• Almond Roca
• Cinnamon Roasted Cashews
• Beef Summer Sausage
• Coffee Mug
• Mini Fruit Bon Bons
• Ghirardelli Chocolate
• Bellagio French Vanilla Mocha
• Caramel Popcorn
• Ghirardelli Coffee
• English Breakfast Tea
• Dolcetto Wafer Rolls
• Dutch Shortbread Cookies
• Wheat Crackers
• Keepsake Trunk

This year get dad something he will really treasure. A gift basket filled with delicious gourmet foods meant to impress. Personalize the ribbon with something special to remind dad how much you love him.

Gluten Free Mixes from Betty Crocker

Have you tried Betty Crockers line of gluten free mixes? You should! We tried the brownie mix and I have to say no one in my family even noticed they were gluten free. My husband who does not need to be gluten free and tends to notice the difference in textures did not notice until I told him. I say that is a good rating for these brownies. Betty Crocker has cake mixes and cookies in their line of gluten free products.

Give it a try and let me know what you think. If you need ideas the Betty Crocker website has a huge area dedicated to just gluten free products and recipes.

Hot Nutella Drink - Gluten Free

Today I ran across a wonderful blog that has some amazing food ideas. One of the posts had a drink made out of Nutella. What could get better?
Ya Salam Cooking: Hot Nutella is made with milk, vanilla and nutella. If you are unfamiliar with nutella it is a chocolate hazelnut spread that tastes so good. One of the best things about this drink is that it is gluten free. Nutella is awaiting their FDA approval, but from many people that have gluten allergies they have tolerated it just fine.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

It's Saint Patrick's Day and what is more popular then wearing green? Corned Beef and Cabbage for sure!
Ingredients:
2 pounds corned beef brisket
5 red potatoes
5 carrots, peeled and cut
1 large head cabbage, cut into wedges
Directions on how to cook:
1. Place corned beef in crock pot and cover with water. Cook on low all day
2. Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 1 hour. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
3. Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Slice meat across the grain and serve.

Salmon Flat-bread Sandwich

We love almost any sandwich topping stuffed into a pita. However, I have never tried canned salmon and was eager to see if it could be as good out of a can, as it was fresh from the sea.
We took the salmon and mixed it with cauliflower, red onion, celery and tomato. We used about 1/2 cup of mayo to bind it all together and topped with some fresh baby lettuce.

Even the kids loved this simple dinner and I was able to feel good that they got in an extra serving of vegetables and fish.